Teaching Assistant

Key Priorities;

· Support teachers and learning mentors to deliver the curriculum.

· Support the vision and direction of the school

· Support effective learning and teaching throughout school

· Ensure effective pastoral care and behaviour support throughout the school

Teaching and Learning;

As a Teaching Assistant of The Raise Academy you will support teaching staff to ensure effective teaching and learning throughout the academy. You will:

· Support teaching staff to ensure high quality teaching is delivered to students.

· Delivery of interventions including the teaching and support of individual students and small groups

· Support teaching staff to provide and maintain an environment and a code of behaviour and discipline which promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement

· To support the curriculum and its assessment; work with the teachers and learning mentors to monitor and evaluate it in order to identify areas for improvement

· To support students with their emotional health and wellbeing

· To develop key relationships with students and parents and carers

· To engage in outreach to ensure all our students needs are met

· Ensure that the relevant interventions are delivered to support improvements in numeracy and emotional wellbeing.

Partnership Working;

· Seek opportunities to invite parents and carers, into The Raise Academy to enrich student experience and to promote The Academy's value to the wider community

· Collaborate with staff, to actively promote the British values, academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students and their families

Health and Safety / Child Protection;

· To help ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements, monitoring health and safety matters within the school, particularly ensuring that all members of the staff take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others

· To help ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department of Health assessments of Children in Need are rigorously complied with, and that the welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration

· To promote the safety and well-being of students and staff

· To ensure good order and discipline of students and staff

Extra CPD Opportunities

· Engage with CPD opportunities in order to effectively fulfil your role and achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.